Moudud Ahmmed Sujan

Physicians at a Dhaka hospital claimed they have observed “cumulative efficacy” of ivermectin in Covid-19 patients while using the drug in combination with doxycycline.

With numbers of reported new cases and deaths growing almost every day, Bangladesh has overtaken China in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases.

The country yesterday recorded 42 deaths due to Covid-19 -- the highest in a single day.

With people struggling to get tested in time and new cases rising sharply, experts said rapid test kits are now the only answer to the testing crunch.

A picture of infighting within the health ministry has been emerging after the government removed health service division secretary Md Asadul Islam on Thursday, amidst widespread criticism of the health sector’s failure to play a robust role in tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

Officials reported 2,423 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, while experts said the actual number of people getting infected was much higher.

While the country’s healthcare system remains under severe strain following record surge in coronavirus infections almost every day, a team of researchers warn that the total number of confirmed cases could double by the end of this month.

The number of fatalities and infections due to novel coronavirus is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh with the country recording 19 deaths and 1,162 new cases in 24 hours -- the highest single-day spike.

The country reported a record single-day surge of detected coronavirus cases -- 1,034 -- as the tally crossed the 15,000 mark, while 11 new deaths took the death toll to 239.

Eight people died and 636 tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the 24 hours until 2:30pm yesterday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The country continues to see a record surge in coronavirus infections every day with 790 new cases reported yesterday, taking the total to 11,719.

The national technical advisory committee on Covid-19 recommends reconsidering the government's decision of reopening shopping malls and other businesses, saying such a move could lead to further transmission of the deadly coronavirus.

As the number of Covid-19 deaths and infected patients keep going up, experts blame it on inadequate case detection and isolation measures taken up by the authorities.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases passed the 7,000 mark with record 641 new infections reported yesterday, the National Technical Advisory Committee has recommended scaling up case detection, isolation and treatment measures to tackle the crisis.

Shafiul Alam, a worker at a garment factory in coronavirus-hit Gazipur, returned to his village home in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila on April 15.

The country yesterday recorded 503 confirmed cases of Covid-19 -- the highest in a single day since the first case was reported more than a month and a half ago -- with four deaths due to the disease.

Despite the continued surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths and cases, Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday claimed that Bangladesh was better off than the US and some European countries.

Dhaka remains the worst affected division in the country with over 85 percent of all confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

As the country continues to grapple with coronavirus crisis amid a surge in deaths and infections, experts hint that the outbreak is gradually approaching its peak.

The novel coronavirus, which has so far infected 2,948 people across the country, is beginning to take a toll on those who are on the frontline of the fight against it: the doctors.